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Consultant for Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Module

NTFP-EP Indonesiais a collaborative network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) working with forest-based communities to strengthen their capacity in the sustainable management of natural resources. NTFP-EP Indonesia based in Bogor, West Java with existing project in Kalimantan. Currently, We are searching Consultant for Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Module.

Term and conditions :

Start Date : September 2018

Duration of contract : 4 month

Working area : Bogor and Jakarta

Reporting to : Program Manager

Background :

The Local Harvest project is to contribute to economic prosperity and poverty reduction in Indonesia by promoting a switch to sustainable consumption and production of green, healthy, fair and local food by consumers and MSMEs. The outcome is a significant shift in consumption patterns towards sustainable and ethically sourced food products in Indonesia is stimulated by increased knowledge and awareness of consumers about the impacts of their food choices; increased capacities of food MSMEs and producers – including women and indigenous people – to penetrate markets; and a favourable policy environment for uptake of SCP practices in the food sector.

The background to this action is the common vision of Hivos, WWF Indonesia, ASPPUK, NTFP-EP, AMAN and their network partners in PARARA (Panen Raya Nusantara: Harvest of the Archipelago) to promote transformation towards local, sustainable and equitable food systems for producers and consumers in Indonesia. The current food system has tremendous negative impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem resilience and human wellbeing. WWF surveys show that 90% of the Indonesian population is aware that they consume non-environmentally friendly products. The promotion of fair trade of agricultural products presents opportunities to strengthen the position of small producers to enable healthy diets for consumers and to conserve biodiversity. This action will strengthen the position of producers through business linkages food chain stakeholders, and will scale up other already ongoing initiatives to support SCP.

The action will take place in five selected cities (Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Medan and Makassar) and at least 14 districts in eight provinces of Indonesia (West and North Kalimantan, North Sumatra, Riau, West and Central Java, South and Southeast Sulawesi).

In cooperations with MSMEs and producers, NTFP-EP Indonesia is looking for experts. The appointed consultant should have previous experience in Increasing Skills and Capacity of Producers – a National Competency Standard, such us Competency certification for coffee processers, coffee barista and VCO and coconut oil processers.

Deliverables:

All beneficieries are producer groups, who play specialized roles to support participatory guarantee systems (PGS). This includes:

Module of Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS). This includes :

– PGS Framework

– PGS Standart for Producers

– PGS Standart for Chain of Custody

– PGS guideline for Developing producer groups

– PGS guideline for Chain of Custody of Producers

– PGS Quality guideline

As a resources person for Trainee of Trainer (TOT) on Participatory Guarantee Systems.

Recruitment qualification :

Extensive and proven experience Individual, NGO or Consultant firm with a long experience in Sertification or Participatory Guarantee Systems.

High level of written and spoken English.

Able to work according to schedule under field conditions.

Applications prosedures :

Interested applicant shall submit the following documents:

Cover letter.

Technical proposal including the time line, institutions profiles with CV of team members, references of min. 2 relevant experiences.

Financial proposal.

The proposal shall submitted in English to [email protected] by latest September 07, 2018 with placing the job title in the subject line. Only short listed candidates will be notified. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.